Auxiliary ribbon for type-writers.



W. G. LATIMER. AUXILIARY-RIBBON FOR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAILZ, 1909.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

lllilllllllllllll 20/412134 1i IIIHIHHIIIHII WILLIAM G. LATIMEit,

OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO RAPID ADDRESSING PLATEN COMPANY, OFDETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

AUXILIARY RIBBON FOR TYPE-WRITERS.

Specification of Letters l atent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1,910.

Application filed January 2, 1909. Serial N 0. 470,302.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. LATIMER, a citizen of the-*United Statesof America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Vayne and State ofMichigan, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements inAuxiliary Ribbons for Type-Vriters, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawin s.

The invention relates to means for producing duplicate ink copies on thetypewriter, and is more particularly designed for usein simultaneouslyaddressing a letter and its inclosing envelop.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction of an auxiliaryribbon or inking device adapted'to be inserted between duplicate sheetson the typewriter; further, in the means for shielding the ribbon toprevent smearing of the sheets; further, in the means of adjustmentwhereby difierent portions of the inking surface are exposed in repeatedoperations; further, in the means for regis-' tering the exposed portionof the ribbon with the. portion of the sheet to be printed; and,further, in the peculiar construction, arr agement and combination ofparts' 'as hereuafter set forth.

In the drawings-Figure l is a' perspective view of the auxiliary ribbonand its holder; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the reverse side from thatshown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional perspective view illustrating theribbon as secured to the platen of a typewriter; Fig. dis a perspectiveView illustrating the manner in which a new ribbon may be applied to aholder; Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section through the ribbon and holder;

and Fig. 6r'is an elevation of a rule or measure used in cooperationwith the auxiliary ribbon for'properly setting the same in relatiorgtothe work.

My invention is especially applicable for use in addressin' circularletters and the simultaneous ad ressing of the envelope therefor. Forthis class of work, it is necessary to .print the name and address invarying positions upon the letter sheet, alsoto print the Salutation,and to simultaneously address the envelop with the Salutation omitted.My auxiliary ribbon is, therefore, constructed so as to expose asufficient area of the ink surface for printing the name and address onthe envelop. It 1s further pro- -vided with a means of attachment to theplaten of the typewriter which is capable of accurate setting withrelation to a stop for said platen which determines its initialposition, the construction being as follows! A 1s a sheet of paper orother flexible material having one or more apertures B =-'-therein.

C is a ribbon or ink holder which is preferably in the form of acircular disk. D is a shield for one side of this ribbon formed ofink-proof paper or flexible material. The disk C is mounted upon thesheet A, and is preferably pivoted thereto so as to be capable of rotaryadjustment, and it is so positioned as to expose a portion of its areathrough the aperture B. As, shown, thedisk C is detachably secured tothe holder A by means of a journal member E formed of cardboard orsimilar material. This mem her is adapted to be inserted in an apertureF in the holder A, and is provided with a gummed surface G which may beattached to the center of the shield, D, thereby pivoting the disk C.Below the disk C the holder A has printed on one side thereof a seriesof scales or indications H. These as a whole form a series of finegradations with the corresponding numerals printed adjacent thereto butto avoid; confusion the fine gradations are produced by arranging theseveral scales H differentially on the sheet. This arrangement, asillustrated in Fig. 1, is such that the successive fine gradations areupon different scales, while the markings upon each of the scales arespaced from each other sufficiently to permit the printing of a legiblenumeral therebetween.

The device constructed as described is intended for use in connectionwith a typ- 9'6 writer in which the platen I is provided with a stop orbar J which has a prede termined initial position to which it isreturned after each operation of the machine before new work isinserted. The holder A is attached to the platen in a predeterminedrelation to the bar J, this relation being determined by a measurementof the distance from the edge ofthe letter sheet to the point where theaddress is to be printed,

and then by setting the holder A so as to bring the aperture B inregistration, This .may be accomplished by means of a rule, 'such asillustrated in Fig. 6, and having marked thereon gradations K, K, etc.corresponding to the gradations H on the the surface of the ribbon inholder A. Thus if the distance from the edge of the sheet to the ,linefor the salutation is a number on the scale K, such as at 50, by settingthe graduation havingthe same numeral in the scale H inregistration'with the bar J on the platen, the holder A will be properlypositioned for work. After attaching the holder A to the platen the workmay be inserted, the-edge of the letter sheet being placed against thebar J and the envelop being also engaged with the platen, but with theribbon holder A between the same and the letter. The platen may then beadjusted to the proper position and the name, address and Salutationprinted. The name and address will be printed upon each copy-that is,the envelop and the letter-but the salutation will be positioned inregistration with an im-- perforate portion of the holder A, as indiatL, and which will shield the encated velo'p from receiving frequently asnecessary, and preferably after each operation, the disk C is slightlyrotated upon the pivot to bring a fresh portion of positio1 ,foneffecting the fprinting. On account 0 the large range 0 adjustment inthe positioning of the address, I preferably provide the holder A with asecond aperture 13 below the pivoted aperture F, and whichmay be usedwhere the name and address is relatively low upon the letter sheet.

What I claim as my invention is:

the impression. As

1. The combination with a rotary platen,

of a manifolding sheet attached thereto and a shield for limiting theexposed portion of said manifolding sheet.

2. The combination with a rotary platen, of a manifolding sheet attachedthereto, a shield for limiting the exposed portion of said manifoldingsheet and paper positioning means upon said platen in predeterminedrelation to the exposed portion of said manifolding sheet. 1

3. The combination with a rotary platen, of a manifolding sheet attachedthereto having alimited exposed area, and paper positioning means uponsaidplaten adjustable in relation to the exposed area of saidmanifolding sheet.

4. The combination with a rotary platen,

of a manifolding sheet attached thereto, a shield for holding saidmanifolding sheet normally out of contact with the paper sheet and forlimiting the exposed area of said manifolding sheet, and paperpositioning holder.

means adjustable in relation to said shield and exposed portion of themanifolding sheet.

5. An auxiliary rbbor or manifolding device for'typewriters, comprisinga flexible holder sheet for engaging the platen, and a manifolding sheetmounted upon said holder,

said holder serving as a shield for limiting the exposed ortion of themanifoldin-g sheet.

' 6. An auxiliary ribbon or manifolding do I vice for typewriters,comprising a flexible holder sheet for engaging the platen, amanifolding sheet mounted upon said holder, said holder serving as ashield for limiting the exposed portion of the manifolding sheet, andashield for the opposite surface of said manifolding sheet.

-7. An auxiliary ribbon or manifolding device for typewriters,comprising a flexible holder sheet for engaging the platen having anaperture therein, and a manifolding sheet mounted upon said holder witha portion of its area exposed through said aperture.

8. An auxiliary ribbon or manifolding device for typewriters, comprisinga fiexible holder sheet for engaging the platen having an aperturetherein, a manifolding sheet mounted upon said holder with a portion ofits area exposed through said aperture, said manifolding sheet beingadjustable in relation to said holder whereby different portions of itssurface are exposed thrdugh said aperture.

9. An auxiliary ribbon or manifordmg device for typewriters, comprisinga flexible holder sheet for engaging the platen having an aperturetherein, a manifolding sheet mounted upon said holder with a portion ofits area exposedthrough said aperture, and a pivot forming the mountingfor said manifolding sheet permitting of the adjustment thereof.

10. An auxiliary ribbon'or manifolding device for typewriters,comprising a flexible holder sheet for enga ing the platen, amanifolding sheet mounted upon said holder, said holder serving asashield for limiting the exposed portion of the manifolding sheet, andpositioning 'means upon said flexible In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature in-presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM G. LATIMER.

